Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-3
Grade level equivalent: 2.2
Focus concept(s): Connecting, Sequencing
Teaser: David is bringing his mom to school to talk about her job. On their walk to school David gives his mom pointers on how to present herself to the class and is afraid she will embarrass him. He soon comes to realize his fears are groundless and that he's so proud of his mother. 

Genre/Text Type: Historical Fiction, Informative, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-3
Grade level equivalent: 3.3
Focus concept(s): Connecting, Main Idea, Character Traits

Teaser: Ruby is not like most girls in her family, instead of growing up and getting married she wants to go to University like the boys. The story is based on the experience of the author's grandmother. Ruby is dissatisfied with her family's traditional gender inequality and is determined to achieve more.  

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Chapter
Approximate interest level: 3-5
Grade level equivalent: 4.8
Focus concept(s): Summarizing, Connecting, Predicting, Character Traits
Teaser: 9 year-old Beezus has her hands full with her 4 year-old little sister, Ramona. Ramona is exasperating and makes it difficult for Bezzus to be a responsible big sister, especially when she threatens to ruin her birthday party. They may not always get along but they're sisters and will always love each other.

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-2
Grade level equivalent: 3.9
Focus concept(s): Sequencing, Retelling

Teaser: In this story about adoption,  a little girl asks her parents to tell her again about the night of her birth. The story follows the process of building their family and celebrates true family values.

Genre/Text Type: Nonfiction, Informative, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: PreK-1
Grade level equivalent: 1.5

Focus concept(s): Main Idea, Connecting
Teaser: The story talks about all of the different types of families and how no matter what kind of family you have, every family is special in its own unique way.

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-2
Grade level equivalent: 4.2
Focus concept(s): (ex. visualizing) and strategy (ex. Draw what you see in your mind)

Teaser: Nico, a Korean-born, adopted child, doesn't like looking different from her parents. Her mother assures her that there are all kinds of families. Nico realizes that families come in different shapes, sizes and colors, but the one thing that is the same is they all have alot of love.

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Picture Book, Multi-Media
Approximate interest level: PreK- K
Grade level equivalent: 3.4
Focus concept(s): Main Idea, Compare/Contrast
Teaser: A mother rocks and sings to her child every night as he grows up. Then eventually she becomes too old and sick to hold him and the roles are reversed. The story reminds you that no matter how grown up you are, you're always someone's child and that no matter how grown up you are, you're never too old to be loved by your parents.

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: PreK-2
Grade level equivalent: 2.2
Focus concept(s): Comparing/Contrasting

Teaser: Alex's parents are divorced, and he spends time with each of them and has two of everything. He loves both of his parents and knows that they love him no matter where he is.

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-2
Grade level equivalent: 2.8
Focus concept(s): Visualizing, Character Traits
Teaser: In this book, a little girl talks about her hippie grandmother and what makes her special. She talks about all the exciting career opportunities her grandmothers says she will have , but all she wants is to be like her grandmother.

Genre/Text Type: Nonfiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-3
Grade level equivalent: 3
Focus concept(s): Visualizing, Introduce new vocabulary
Teaser: Tia Isa has one wish, to have a car that will carry them to the beach. Though money is tight and much of her savings must go to her family back home. Her niece decides to help her to raise the money she needs.

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-2
Grade level equivalent: 3.8
Focus concept(s): Predicting, Visualizing

Teaser: Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save their coins in a jar. They want to buy a big, new, comfortable chair for their apartment, after losing all their furniture in a fire.

Genre/Text Type: Poetry, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-2
Grade level equivalent: 3.4
Focus concept(s): Connecting, Rhyming
Teaser: A poetic book about a loving interracial family. Mom is brown skinned, Dad is blond, and the two young children are the colors of both their parents.

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: PreK-2
Grade level equivalent: 2.8
Focus concept(s): Sequencing, Inference
Teaser: Tim's dad comes to visit on the train, they eat hot dogs, go to the movies, and visit the local pizzeria. Tim likes to tell everyone that he is with his dad. Eventually his dad has to leave again but he knows his dad will be back again soon.

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-2
Grade level equivalent: 4
Focus concept(s): Visualizing, Connecting, Compare/Contrast

Teaser: Family comes to stay for the summer; they work in the garden and enjoy their time together. When they finally have to leave they are sad, but they look forward to being together again next summer.

Genre/Text Type: Fiction, Chapter Book
Approximate interest level: 6-8
Grade level equivalent: 5.2
Focus concept(s): Predicting, Visualizing, Character Traits, Compare/Contrast

Teaser: Coraline lives in a huge house with her preoccupied parents. She passes her time by exploring the home and the garden. One day she finds a door that leads to an alternate universe that mimics her own, but there's an other mother there with buttons for eyes. One day her real parents go taken into the other world and it is up to her to rescue them

Genre/Text Type: Poem, Picture Book, Multi-Media
Approximate interest level: K-2
Grade level equivalent: 1.5
Focus concept(s): Rhyming, Visualizing
Teaser: Inspired by his experiences and his parents' paintings, a young boy creates four poems: "Big Shoes", "Spin", "Noah's Moon", and "Baby Sister".

Genre/Text Type: Historical Fiction, Picture Book
Approximate interest level: K-2
Grade level equivalent: 3.9
Focus concept(s): Visualizing, Connecting, Main Idea, Sequencing

Teaser: Roy and Silo have built a nest and have plenty of love to share with their newly adopted egg. Based on a true story about two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo.